---
name: "Stormchaser Chimera"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Chimera"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Scry", "Flying"]
set: "JOU"
set_name: "Journey into Nyx"
collector_number: "156"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "fccc57f6-2555-4ab3-b85a-83b524abe892"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stormchaser-chimera-jou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Stormchaser Chimera
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Chimera
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Scry, Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
{2}{U}{R}: Scry 1, then reveal the top card of your library. This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that card's mana value. (To scry 1, look at the top card of your library, then you may put that card on the bottom.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Prescient Chimera](/printing/prescient-chimera-jmp.md) — Creature — Chimera
2. [Biting Remark](/printing/biting-remark-cmb2.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [Thaumaturge's Familiar](/printing/thaumaturges-familiar-j22.md) — Artifact Creature — Bird
4. [Horizon Scholar](/printing/horizon-scholar-plst.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Faerie Seer](/printing/faerie-seer-j21.md) — Creature — Faerie Wizard
6. [Windrider Patrol](/printing/windrider-patrol-pio.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Journey into Nyx (JOU) #156
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`